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GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE AND ANEMIA ASSOCIATED WITH CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI INFECTION
Author(s) -
ANDREWS P. I.,
KAINER G.,
YONG L. C. J.,
TOBIAS V. H.,
ROSENBERG A. R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1989.tb00346.x
Subject(s) - campylobacter jejuni , medicine , glomerulonephritis , campylobacter , enteritis , campylobacter fetus , immunology , anemia , gastroenterology , kidney , bacteria , biology , genetics
A 5‐year‐old girl suffered Campylobacter jejuni enteritis. Over the ensuing weeks she developed glomerulonephritis, pulmonary hemorrhage and anemia. Renal biopsy revealed immune‐complex mediated, crescentic glomerulonephritis. Campylobacter jejuni antigen was identified in the glomeruli suggesting a causal role of Campylobacter jejuni in the disease process.